Building permits issued by Canadian municipalities saw an increase in November, the latest month of data available.

But new homes are not the intention with residential permits declining 2.5% to $5.0 billion, while non-residential permits increased 3.3% to $3.3 billion.

The decline for home building intentions was seen across five provinces led by Ontario which posted an 8.1% decrease in single-family permits to $930 million – the lowest since January 2016 – and a $232 million decline in multifamily intentions.

Quebec saw the largest rise overall, including a $204 million gain for multifamily permits.